Iron County register., 1887-02-03
kLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 24th the credentials OF
Senators Farwell Qll.D and Davis (Minn.) were
presented The bill concerning post-offces OF
the third class passed. a protracted dis.
cusson took place on the bill to authorize the
President of the United States to protect and
defend the rights of American fishermen. and
the bill was passed with only one dissenting
vote CRiddleberger) In the House
the response of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to the resolution asking for informa-
ton concerning Pacific railway Indebtedness
was read Mr.. Lawler introduced resolution
directing the commit tee on naval affairs to in
quire into the eXpediency of appropriating $50
001090 for construction of war vessels. The
House then went into committee OF the whole,
and adjourned without doing anything.
In the Senate on the 25th Senator FarwelI, OF
Illinois, took his seat. The conference report
on the Army Appropriation bill was agreed to
The conference report on the bill providing fol
allotment of lands in severalty to Indians
was agreed to. The Chair announced his sigma
ture to the Interstate Commerce bill. The
The woman suffrage resolution was debated
voted on and lost, "a to 16. A number OF bills
were passed making appropriations for public
buildings. Adjourned. lin the House the
enrolled copy of the Interstate Com
merce bill sighed ny the Speaker. The con
tested election case of Paige VS.. Pierce, from
Rhode Island, was called up and caused 6
rather acrimonious debate, after which the
majority resolution declaring the seat vacant
ricultural Appropriation bill, and the House ad
iourned
In the Senate on the 25th the credentials q.
several newly elected Senators were prestsltea
and placed on file. Resolutions instructing sae
committee on privileges and elections to IN
vestigate alleged outrageS in Washing ton
County, Tex. were passed. The bill to es-
tablish agricultural experiment stations was
considered and laid over The Railroad At
torney bill was called up andlaid over. In the
House estimates were submitted to meet ex-
penditures required by the Mexican Pension
bill. The Senate Fisheries bill was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs. with leave to
report at any time. The conference report on
the Army Appropriation bill was considered IN
committee of the whole and substitute was
adopted and reported to the House, which re.
iected it. Final action on the bill was expect
ed on the 27th.
IN the Senate on the 27th several resolutions
were offered and referred The Railroad At
tornev bill postponed until the 2Sth. Tho
Dependent Soldiers bill passed; also the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station bill. The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was reported from the
committee The River and Harbor bill was re-
ceived and referred. ......In the =. House
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
passed. The bill for incorporation of the Wash
ington ID. c. Cable railway was called up, and
filibustering tactics were resorted to. The
House finally took recess until eleven O'Clock
a. OF the 2Sth-
IN the Senate on the 2Sth Mr.. Edmunds pre-
sented memorial for reduction or repeal OF
internal revenue taxes. Mr.. Malone presented
q petition from Virginia for repeal of the
tobacco tax. The Railroad-Attorney bill was
considered. The motion for reconsideration
of the Dependent Parents Pension bill
was withdrawn ..... In the House the Wash
ington Cable Railway bill passed. y
resolution of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce was presented declaring against
the commercial treaty with Spain. The con-
ference report on the Militia bill was agreed to.
Consideration of the Pleuro- Pneumonia bi Ii oc-
cupied the remainder of the session.